COUNTRY VEGETABLE HEARTY SOUP, ASHTON STYLE # 203

When one talks about anything that includes words such as country, hearty, rich and comfortable, one can not only taste what your making but also feel the warmth and flavor of something that will be good for the soul. The following soup recipe is one that has all the words and flavors of what a soup should be and I hope you will try it and agree with my assesment!
INGREDIENTS:
1 whole chicken fryer simmered in
2 qts of water for 1 1/2 hr to
which you add the Millers Chicken Base
6 oz of salt pork, boiled for about
10 minutes and then cut into small
pieces
1/2 cup of virgin olive oil
1/2 medium cabbage cut into 2 inch
pieces
4 stalks of celery cut into 1/2 inch
pieces
4 carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2
inch slices
5 cloves of garlic, smashed, peeled
and cut in half and smashed again
3 or s4 leeks, washed, and cleaned
and sliced from the light green area
into 1/2 inch slices
2 cups sweet potatos, peeled and cut
into small squares
1 green pepper, sliced into pieces
2 tbls of Millers, or equivilent
1/2 cup of parsley
1/2 tsp of white pepper
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1 tbls of sugar
DIRECTIONS:
1. pour 1/2 cup of virgin olive oil
into a large fry pan
2. add the salt pork pieces and saute
about 8 to 10 minutes
3. add the sliced onions, garlic,leeks,
green pepper, and continue to saute
4. in a large sauce pan add a qt of water
and boil the sweet potatos and carrots
about 20 minutes and put them into a large
soup pot
5 add all the vegtables and spices into the soup
pot and simmer about about 45 minutes
6. cut 1/2 the chicken into 1 inch pieces and add
to the soup and cook an additional 15 minutes
7. this recipe will serve 6 to 8 people generously